Friday, 3 April 2015

4 Ways to Lock Your Laptop Data

So, you have a laptop and you are quite possessive about it!
It could be because you have saved secret password of G mail or any credit card
information. But, what if you forget your laptop somewhere? I am sure you have
not thought like this. It is normally because we don’t put efforts in making
our laptop data secure. The most we can do is to hide the folder in different
drives. In this blog, I will tell you 4 ways to lock your laptop data. By this
you can make your data secure from the unauthorized access.

Try Physical Laptop Lock:

If you haven’t thought about trying physical laptop lock then
start trying it. This is simple lock but could save your data in becoming
accessible in seconds. You will find small lock slots available that can be
tied to an immovable object to prevent laptop snatching from thieves. Although,
you will find it stupid but leaving your laptop just like has more prone to
theft then with a physical laptop lock!

Explore BIOS Password:

BIOS (Basic
input/output) password is the authenticated information that is required to log
in the laptop or computer. It is helpful especially when the person who has
stolen your laptop is not a tech-savvy person. It is a chip on laptop
motherboard having software to identify the hardware. It instructs to lock the
operating system making the data inaccessible for the other user.

Advance Bit Locker:

If
you use Ultimate & Enterprise version of Window 7, Window Vista or Window 8
then you will find this advance Bit Locker. It provides encryption without
which any person cannot boot the laptop or find what is on the drive. You will
see several companies having BIT lock on their computers to prevent the data
breach.

Basic Window Password:

It
is nothing but a simple window password that helps in log-in and log-out process.
But, most of the people don’t even care about using this very basic feature. It
is difficult to change a window password in Window Vista ad Window 7.

At last, I
can say that there is no reason that you don’t try out these tools which can
provide your data a secure and safe accessibility. There are other software too
but understanding their application is not easy for everyone. Hence, if you
want to start initiating steps to save your laptop data use the above explained
ways!